Double-blind (neither physician nor patient knows of the actual treatment which can with or without active substance), randomized (patient will be allocated to a certain treatment group by chance), phase III study on the efficacy and tolerability of a 48-week treatment with two different doses of budesonide effervescent tablets in comparison with placebo for maintenance of clinico-pathological remission in adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis

Phase 1

Conditions: Maintenance of remission in eosinophilic esophagitis
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Digestive System Diseases [C06]
MedDRA version: 20.0Level: LLTClassification code 10064220Term: Eosinophilic esophagitisSystem Organ Class: 100000013492

Registration Number: EUCTR2014-001485-99-DK

Lead Sponsor: Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 204

Inclusion Criteria

- Signed informed consent,
- Male or female patients, 18 to 75 years of age,
- Confirmed clinico-pathological diagnosis of EoE according to established diagnostic criteria ,
- Clinico-pathological remission of EoE
- A documented trial with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in order to rule out PPI-responsive esophageal eosinophilia,
- Negative pregnancy test in females of childbearing potential at baseline visit

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 181
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 23

Exclusion Criteria

- Clinical signs (i.e., acid regurgitation and/or heart burn) and/or endoscopic signs (at least Los Angeles Classification of Esophagitis Grade A) of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),
- History of abnormal results in case of an optionally performed pH monitoring of the distal esophagus,
- Patients with PPI-responsive esophageal eosinophilia
- Achalasia, scleroderma esophagus, or systemic sclerosis,
- Other clinically evident causes than EoE for esophageal eosinophilia,
- Any concomitant esophageal disease and relevant gastro-intestinal disease (celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, oropharyngeal or esophageal bacterial, viral, or fungal infection [candida esophagitis]),
- Any relevant systemic disease (e.g., AIDS, active tuberculosis),
- If careful medical monitoring is not ensured: cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, active peptic ulcer disease, glaucoma, cataract, or infection,
- Liver cirrhosis or portal hypertension,
- History of cancer in the last five years,
- History of esophageal surgery at any time or of esophageal dilation procedures within the last 8 weeks prior to screening visit,
- Upper gastrointestinal bleeding within 8 weeks prior to screening visit,
- Existing or intended pregnancy or breast-feeding.